
The latest Sunday newsletter is now available for reading here
A very warm welcome to your new parish – the gathering of the former St Francis of Assisi Parish and St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Parish. We love our parish communities, so I firstly want to acknowledge the rich history of these two communities – each of which are themselves made up of amalgamations of earlier parishes. [more…]
We are on a journey or perhaps a Pilgrimage towards Pentecost. Pentecost is about new beginnings. People of Christchurch seem to have embraced new beginnings in the last 10 year but we know there are many emotions that come with new beginnings. Our friends in Australia have created an online Pilgrimage towards Pentecost which I [more…]
The following link will take you to Mass with Bishop Paul streamed onlineMonday to Saturday at 9amSunday at 10amclick here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbDyKPjjDeYWfpoz_hSDLfw Masses were offered this week for: Nora Collier, Monica Thachankeary, Anthony Camps-Campins (Recent); Special Intention (2).If you wish to have a Mass offered please email your parish secretary with the details. Readings for the Second Sunday in Easter Acts [more…]
Father Simon’s Easter Sunday Reflection Rejoice! He is truly risen! Jesus’ presence and ministry among his people was resolutely physical. He reached out and touched especially those at the edge of society, the sick, the outcasts, the poor. His disciples too were each in some way touched by him. He laid his hands on them, drew [more…]